Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans

Dec. 29, 1862

By Tom Gillard, December 30, 2009

1. Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans Marker

Inscription. Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade bivouacked hereabouts in the evening. At midnight, it moved north on Walterhill, then west on Jefferson, on a raid around Rosecrans' advancing army. The brigade consisted of the 1st, 3rd and 51st Alabama, the 8th Confederate Cavalry, Douglass' and Holman's Cavalry Battalions and Wiggins' Arkansas Battery. The 1st Tennessee Cavalry was attached from Pegram's Brigade. (Marker Number 3A 88.)

Location. 35° 54.792′ N, 86° 23.02′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Marker is on Lebanon Road (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. In front of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 31, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 2, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.